A National Guardsman shot a migrant while responding to a stabbing involving illegal border-crossers in the El Paso area Sunday, as violence in the region continues to escalate.
US soldiers who have been deployed to the area to try to contain the constant flood of illegal crossings from Mexico to the States were notified of one migrant stabbing another at the edge of the Rio Grande River near Texas’ razor-wire fencing in the afternoon, according to an internal US Border Patrol memo.
One of the responding guardsmen ended up shooting a migrant at the scene. The shot man fled back to Mexico.
The area where the incident happened is near Gate 36, a hot spot for illegal crossings and where hundreds of migrants stormed the razor wire and assaulted National Guard soldiers just a few weeks ago.
Two migrants were treated for non-life-threatening injuries after Sunday’s incident and reportedly headed into the custody of Border Patrol, while the area was subsequently secured by Texas Department of Public Safety troopers.
Migrants in the area have become more brazen, a National Guard source told The Post after the riot at Gate 35 a few weeks ago.
Texas has since charged 214 migrants with rioting and nine others tagged as ringleaders with felonies over the incident.
At least one migrant had allegedly stomped on one responding soldier’s knees. US law enforcement also confiscated knives and shanks from members of the mob.
“These people were willing to assault military,” the source told The Post at the time. “They were willing to assault law enforcement. They have complete disregard for our laws.”
The Texas DPS was able to identify the group of rioters by reviewing The Post’s video of the altercation.
The state deployed hundreds more troops to El Paso and has placed more wire and fencing along the border to deter illegal crossings after the massive rush.
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